Diankhgemut: Desert Area Mid-Boss
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 8:00 pm
Okay, so I gave the yellow people a ruler in my Desert thread, and now I fleshed her out more fully. Here she is: Diankhgemut!:
And here's her pet Sandshag: Anubi:
Her design was meant to fit a real-life Egyptian mummy, which is why I DIDN'T give her a puppetlike appearance. She is heavily wrapped up and encased in a shroud, which would render her effectively limbless AND unable to talk without her trusty pet: Anubi. The death mask is meant to represent her face, which isn't a face a mortal would have. I gave her a cartouche just like one would with a real mummy, which has the glyphs for "Di," "Ankh," Geb's name in heiroglyphs, and "Mut." The name itself means "Given life by Mother Earth."
Here are her parts:
Since I don't like putting bosses or mid-bosses in without lore, I gave Diankhgemut some lore that would fit it with the desert level.:
Lore
Thousands of years ago, Diankhgemut, whose name means "Given life by Mother Earth" as she was created by Moonchyllus, ruled the desert with a gentle but firm grip. Diankhgemut was a very beautiful girl who watched over her subjects: the Desert People. Diankhgemut, like her people, practiced Egyptian religion: a concept taught to her and the Desert People by the nature goddess: Moonchyllus. Not only was Moonchyllus Diankhgemut's mentor, but she was also Diankhgemut's lover. Moonchyllus had granted Diankhgemut eternal life, eternal beauty and so forth, all while Diankhgemut reciprocated the goddess' actions with a romantic date or even some time "in bed," if you get what I mean.
One day, Xantis and his army invaded the Desert Kingdom. Xantis barged into Diankhgemut's palace with his men. Xantis made it to Diankhgemut's bedchambers where he would witness the scene of Diankhgemut kissing Moonchyllus. Being the Green Hitler he was, Xantis homophobically found the sight disgusting, but he opted not to let that get ahead of him. He used an ancient spellbook to cast a curse on Diankhgemut, mummifying her like a real Egyptian mummy, death mask and all. When Xantis pulled out his trusty gun: the Bladed Ratcheter, he aimed it at Diankhgemut, readying the killing blow. However, Xantis' attempt to kill Diankhgemut was cut short by a Kingscorpee, who swatted away Xantis like a ragdoll. Forced to retreat, Xantis vowed to return to the Desert Kingdom to get rid of Diankhgemut and conquer the Desert Kingdom.
Uncertain about Diankhgemut's safety, Moonchyllus whisked Diankhgemut from her bedchambers. She had used her powers to build a pyramid for Diankhgemut. Moonchyllus took Diankhgemut into the pyramid she had built, then conjured a sarcophagus in Diankhgemut's image. She put Diankhgemut into her tomb, where Diankhgemut would rest for eternity. Knowing Diankhgemutwasn't able to speak, Moonchyllus gave Diankhgemut one last gift: a melanistic talking sandshag of her creation named Anubi. The sandshag would translate everything Diankhgemut would try to say, which allowed her to continue to communicate with the Desert People to this day.
Boss Defeat Scene A (this one sets the tone more):
When the player defeats Diankhgemut, Diankhgemut would slump over in defeat. Her wraps have not loosened a single bit. Diankhgemut explained to the player that the wraps came from a curse laid onto her by Xantis. The only way to remove the curse is to kill Xantis. Until then, she is stuck. And so, the player set forth to continue his journey to defeat Xantis.
Boss Defeat Scene B (this one's funnier):
So, once "defeated," Diankhemut would start wobbling back and forth either tired or dizzy after such a beating. Either way, after some wobbling she ends up falling over... into a sarcophagus that pops out from out of nowhere, which then make her moan in confusion... before promptly sealing up-! After a bit she squeaks and groans as Anubi then hops onto the sarcophagus and says: "Her highness said 'No fair! I just let you win! Give me 12 minutes to catch my breath in this sarcophagus and I'll show you! I am a force to be reckoned with! So uhh... Think you can stay there for twelve minutes please..? Hello..? Intruders..? Awww...!'"
Yeah, I totally gave Moonchyllus a girlfriend. Characters have to be expanded on, right?
Mechanics and Moveset
Here is Diankhgemut's moveset:
I gave her Protection Field, a bandage-whipping move, a grapple-then-slam move, eye lasers, and a Solar Bomb attack, which is kinda like Spirit Bomb except not. The last attack was inspired by the fact that pharaohs are supposed to be descendants of Ra or something.
Mechanically, she'll float around the arena. She won't teleport; she'll just move around. Her movement should be as free-flowing as a Sentry's or a homing shot's movement, with the exception that she won't run away like a coward.
So yeah, there ya go.
And here's her pet Sandshag: Anubi:
Her design was meant to fit a real-life Egyptian mummy, which is why I DIDN'T give her a puppetlike appearance. She is heavily wrapped up and encased in a shroud, which would render her effectively limbless AND unable to talk without her trusty pet: Anubi. The death mask is meant to represent her face, which isn't a face a mortal would have. I gave her a cartouche just like one would with a real mummy, which has the glyphs for "Di," "Ankh," Geb's name in heiroglyphs, and "Mut." The name itself means "Given life by Mother Earth."
Here are her parts:
Since I don't like putting bosses or mid-bosses in without lore, I gave Diankhgemut some lore that would fit it with the desert level.:
Lore
Thousands of years ago, Diankhgemut, whose name means "Given life by Mother Earth" as she was created by Moonchyllus, ruled the desert with a gentle but firm grip. Diankhgemut was a very beautiful girl who watched over her subjects: the Desert People. Diankhgemut, like her people, practiced Egyptian religion: a concept taught to her and the Desert People by the nature goddess: Moonchyllus. Not only was Moonchyllus Diankhgemut's mentor, but she was also Diankhgemut's lover. Moonchyllus had granted Diankhgemut eternal life, eternal beauty and so forth, all while Diankhgemut reciprocated the goddess' actions with a romantic date or even some time "in bed," if you get what I mean.
One day, Xantis and his army invaded the Desert Kingdom. Xantis barged into Diankhgemut's palace with his men. Xantis made it to Diankhgemut's bedchambers where he would witness the scene of Diankhgemut kissing Moonchyllus. Being the Green Hitler he was, Xantis homophobically found the sight disgusting, but he opted not to let that get ahead of him. He used an ancient spellbook to cast a curse on Diankhgemut, mummifying her like a real Egyptian mummy, death mask and all. When Xantis pulled out his trusty gun: the Bladed Ratcheter, he aimed it at Diankhgemut, readying the killing blow. However, Xantis' attempt to kill Diankhgemut was cut short by a Kingscorpee, who swatted away Xantis like a ragdoll. Forced to retreat, Xantis vowed to return to the Desert Kingdom to get rid of Diankhgemut and conquer the Desert Kingdom.
Uncertain about Diankhgemut's safety, Moonchyllus whisked Diankhgemut from her bedchambers. She had used her powers to build a pyramid for Diankhgemut. Moonchyllus took Diankhgemut into the pyramid she had built, then conjured a sarcophagus in Diankhgemut's image. She put Diankhgemut into her tomb, where Diankhgemut would rest for eternity. Knowing Diankhgemutwasn't able to speak, Moonchyllus gave Diankhgemut one last gift: a melanistic talking sandshag of her creation named Anubi. The sandshag would translate everything Diankhgemut would try to say, which allowed her to continue to communicate with the Desert People to this day.
Boss Defeat Scene A (this one sets the tone more):
When the player defeats Diankhgemut, Diankhgemut would slump over in defeat. Her wraps have not loosened a single bit. Diankhgemut explained to the player that the wraps came from a curse laid onto her by Xantis. The only way to remove the curse is to kill Xantis. Until then, she is stuck. And so, the player set forth to continue his journey to defeat Xantis.
Boss Defeat Scene B (this one's funnier):
So, once "defeated," Diankhemut would start wobbling back and forth either tired or dizzy after such a beating. Either way, after some wobbling she ends up falling over... into a sarcophagus that pops out from out of nowhere, which then make her moan in confusion... before promptly sealing up-! After a bit she squeaks and groans as Anubi then hops onto the sarcophagus and says: "Her highness said 'No fair! I just let you win! Give me 12 minutes to catch my breath in this sarcophagus and I'll show you! I am a force to be reckoned with! So uhh... Think you can stay there for twelve minutes please..? Hello..? Intruders..? Awww...!'"
Yeah, I totally gave Moonchyllus a girlfriend. Characters have to be expanded on, right?
Mechanics and Moveset
Here is Diankhgemut's moveset:
I gave her Protection Field, a bandage-whipping move, a grapple-then-slam move, eye lasers, and a Solar Bomb attack, which is kinda like Spirit Bomb except not. The last attack was inspired by the fact that pharaohs are supposed to be descendants of Ra or something.
Mechanically, she'll float around the arena. She won't teleport; she'll just move around. Her movement should be as free-flowing as a Sentry's or a homing shot's movement, with the exception that she won't run away like a coward.
So yeah, there ya go.
